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​On December 12, 2017 WellSpring recognized Melissa (Missy) Bageant with the Asset Builder Award. Bageant has been an active volunteer in many youth programs for more than a decade. These include Girl’s Wrestling, Drama and Music Boosters at Ilwaco High School, as well as Jake the Alligator Man events, Loyalty Day Parade, Beard’s Hollow Pirates, and as a mother to two daughters.

“Missy is one of the most kindhearted, giving persons I have ever encountered,” says Rachel Lake, teacher at Ilwaco High School. “She cares about all students as if they were her own children. Hundreds of students at Ocean Beach School District consider her their second mom. She has chaperoned hundreds of trips and planned meals for most of these outings. Without her involvement, the music program at the Ilwaco High School would not be what it is today.”